Books of India: Gujarati

Check in every Wednesday for a new set of five! This week's selection includes Gramalakshmi by Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai and Akhepatar by Bindu Bhatt.


Socrates by Manubhai Pancholi
Translated as Sukrat by Sushila Joshi  

R R Sheth (2013 edition)


This Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel revolves around the life of the great Greek philosopher.


Divyachakshu by Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai  

The novel deals with a love triangle in the backdrop of the freedom struggle.


Othaar by Ashwini Bhatt

Navbharat (2013 edition)

A historical thriller based on nightmares of many people especially women after the British crushed the Mutiny of 1857 (from GoogleBooks).


Akhepatar by Bindu Bhatt

R. R. Sheth (2016 edition)

Literally understood as an inexhaustible container, Akhepatar is a Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel that follows four generations of a Brahmin woman, Kanchan's family.


Dhvani by Rajendra Shah

Adarsh Prakashan (2013)

 Dhvani is a collection of poerty from the Jnanpith Award winning poet whose "intensity of emotion and innovation in form and expression" one of the giants in the post Gandhi-era of Gujarati literature.


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